Prayer group ends sit-in at Franciscan church in Tipperary, High Court told

The Abbey House Prayer Group had been occupying the Friary Church in Clonmel since New Year's Eve in protest over the Franciscan Order’s decision to close the building

The Franciscan friary in Clonmel, Co Tipperary. The SF Trust decided to close the 13th-century church due to their diminishing numbers, the age of its members, and the 'unrealistic' cost of ongoing opening and maintenance of the building. Picture: Franciscans.ie

A prayer group has ended its "illegal sit-in" at a Franciscan-owned Tipperary church due to be closed, resulting in a High Court action being struck out.

Last month, the group’s representative promised the High Court that it would end its sit-in, which was confirmed on Thursday to have finished.